Minotel Loewen Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau

Arrived in Freiburg late afternoon, great weather, and the walk to the hostel was through the old town, cobbled streets, coffee shops, ice cream parlours, <br><br>The hostel turned out to be the coolest place we stayed so far - very hippy, loads of different types, from back packers, to musicians, to families, to students, a great mix. The hostel was great ...

We caught the wrong train and wound up in Gengenbach. While we were waiting for a train back we met a lady who told us the town had a beautiful old-town section. So we went discovering again. After a good look around we stopped at a pub while we were waiting for the next train and got talking to the owner. Turns out he'd been to Australia on holiday, so we had a good time talking to him until it was time to go.

Day trip from Villingen. Wolfach has a factory cum tourist attraction where they blow the glass manually. It was good to watch them making vases etc. in the traditional way. The highlight for me was dobbing Roz in to get up on the stage and blow her own vase. She did a good job, and we bought the vase and brought it home. A very special souvenir.

... whole process to us. Also went for a walk up the path that follows Germany's highest waterfall. Saw the worlds largest working cuckoo clock. It's literally the size of a house. So many woodcarving shops in this town. We caught a bus to another local town that has a clock museum. Some amazing gear in there.

... Got the wobbly boot on after a few after-dinner beers and a couple of Jagermeisters. Strolled around town for a while just looking, and happily never lost my footing in the snow or on the ice covered footpaths. Did do a couple of tap dances, but didn't go down.

... with costumes and masks and bands. Damn near froze standing still for that long, but I had a good vantage point for the pictures so I wasn't going to move for fear of losing my spot. After the parade we got stuck into the gluhwein and some hot food then went back to the hostel for a hot shower, then out for dinner. We went to a local brewery that had a restaurant incorporated and had such a good time that we made it a regular while we were there.

... die Austauschmöglichkeit mit Australien aufmerksam und beschloss mein Glück zu versuchen. Parallel bewarb ich mich auch noch um einen Erasmusplatz in GB, was aber eher der Absicherung diente, falls es mit Australien nicht klappen sollte. Die Bewerbung Eine erste Version meiner Bewerbung für Australien musste bereits Ende Februar 2008 fertig sein, also fast ein ganzes Jahr vor dem eventuellen Antritt zum Austausch. Diese erste Version sollte aber nicht ...

... 9 am classes anymore but begin at 10:45 each day. One downfall though is that on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have a class at 4:30 in the evening. That kind of sucks but we all have that class and will all have to deal with a late class. I am looking forward to getting into a routine... at least for my weekdays and when I am not traveling. Again, it is so nice to be back in Freiburg!

... around a new time with people who you have only been friends with for such a short time but you have so much fun with. Its easy to hang out with different people too which always keeps things interesting. The weekend that we came back from geneva we went to a freiburg soccer game. Wow germans are serious about their soccer. Hannah and I has a bit of an adventure the nigth before so we ened up having to make it to the game without the ...

Yep, I said 'Nun's *****'... and you are probably thinking what I was when Stephan said let's have one... EEEeeeewwww... Right? Wrong. Gorgeous warm sugared doughnut filled with hot fruit sauce... Holy Cow it was good!!!Thank God for all the walking I have been doing- not to mention the 82 stairs up to the apartment! Wheeee! The ***** were found at the Weihnachtsmarkt- My first actual Christmas Market, here in Freiburg. I am ...